APOLLO TELEMETRY FRAME SYNCHRONIZATION TECHNIQUES.

Abstract

An analysis has been made of data frame synchronization control for Apollo downlink telemetry. The basic objective was to determine the effects of varying the switch-controlled error tolerance thresholds of two types of existing operational equipment. Criteria for setting these error tolerance switches are presented. The criteria are established to control the average time spent in the acquisition and lock modes of the data decommutation process. Any choice of switch settings would be dependent upon the data quality and quantity requirements of a particular mission. Examples of switch setting criteria are given which depend upon 'maximum acceptable' bit error rates based on assumed operational requirements. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0656890

Entities

People

  • J. W. Mcintyre
  • T. W. Coleman

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Communication Equipment
  • Communication Systems
  • Downlinks
  • Radio Equipment
  • Telemetry
  • Telemetry Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Software Engineering